Supplier Diversity
In keeping with our overall commitment to diversity and inclusion, we regularly pursue relationships with best-in-class diverse suppliers. We do so partly to maximize the opportunities available to diverse supplier businesses and partly to take advantage of the unique perspectives and capabilities they bring to the larger business community.
We expect all suppliers to meet our high standards of product and service quality, as well as specific objectives related to cost and delivery. To be considered for business with us, diverse businesses are encouraged to seek certification from one of the following agencies:
We support national diversity organizations through corporate memberships. Currently, our Vice President of Procurement sits on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. We utilize our memberships to ensure the integrity of our supplier diversity process, benchmark best practices, educate our stakeholders, and identify world-class diverse suppliers.
We encourage certified companies to register at www.diversitybusiness.com, an important resource used by our purchasing staff and other decision makers. Once registered, companies are listed in an internal Pitney Bowes database and made available to our sourcing managers, although registration as a prospective supplier does not guarantee contracting opportunities.
We expect all suppliers to meet our high standards of product and service quality, as well as specific objectives related to cost and delivery. To be considered for business with us, diverse businesses are encouraged to seek certification from one of the following agencies:
- National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
- Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV)
We support national diversity organizations through corporate memberships. Currently, our Vice President of Procurement sits on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. We utilize our memberships to ensure the integrity of our supplier diversity process, benchmark best practices, educate our stakeholders, and identify world-class diverse suppliers.
We encourage certified companies to register at www.diversitybusiness.com, an important resource used by our purchasing staff and other decision makers. Once registered, companies are listed in an internal Pitney Bowes database and made available to our sourcing managers, although registration as a prospective supplier does not guarantee contracting opportunities.